MT · 2021 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Malta, 2021
In 2021, Malta's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 16.2% compared to 2020, reaching 10.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.
Malta ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 30.1% (from 15.6% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.